Seeking Clarification on the Criteria for Obtaining the 'Expert' Title

I have a question about the 'Expert' title that some users have below their avatar and username. I've noticed that this title is given to users who have demonstrated extensive knowledge of B4x. However, I would like to understand the criteria for obtaining this title better.

Do users acquire the 'Expert' title by taking an exam? Or is it based on the number of applications they have developed? Perhaps it is determined by active participation in the forum or the number of likes they have received.

I greatly appreciate the expertise and knowledge of the users here, and I'm interested in knowing how far I am from obtaining the 'Expert' title. I would appreciate any clarification you can provide on this matter.

Thank you in advance for your time and assistance.

I think it simply has to do with the 'points' you're at, but I'm not sure how this is actually calculated. My guess is that participation plays a big role in it.

It is my understanding that there's a direct connection between being an "expert" and the number of posts you have created.

So, basically, the more you yap, the more of an expert you are. ?

If I remember correctly the Expert Badge is earned after posting 2.000 messages.
If nothing has changed.

Sagenut said:

If I remember correctly the Expert Badge is earned after posting 2.000 messages.
If nothing has changed.

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Yeah, I think that's right. Which makes the term "expert" mean something else than what most people think it means. The title could just as well be "Sir Postalot" or "Never shuts up" or "Wears out keyboards".

After all, I think that who frequent the forum already knows (or will learn with the time for the newcomer) who are the users that deserves attention when they answer.
Then it's not a matter of being an Expert, but being reliable.

Sagenut said:

If I remember correctly the Expert Badge is earned after posting 2.000 messages

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Right, that's the only reason I got. In my case it would be more suitable something like “forum digger” or something like that.
I don’t share my knowledge, I learn with every answer I post because I search the forum before answering.

I was surprised when one fine morning I became Expert.

So 'Expert' tag was made in anticipation of Members contributing more (values) to the forum.
But yes, babaling, fighting, annoying etc. can also make you an Expert.

In my case I would have been happy to get "Helping" member tag. If all members here agree.

I am sure it is based on # of postings.

Just for fun I looked it up on Wiki. The Academic View section starts with:

There are two academic approaches to the understanding and study of expertise. The first understands expertise as an emergent property of communities of practice. In this view expertise is socially constructed; tools for thinking and scripts for action are jointly constructed within social groups enabling that group jointly to define and acquire expertise in some domain.

In the second view, expertise is a characteristic of individuals and is a consequence of the human capacity for extensive adaptation to physical and social environments. Many accounts of the development of expertise emphasize that it comes about through long periods of deliberate practice. In many domains of expertise estimates of 10 years' experience deliberate practice are common.

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Certainly the use in the Forum matches the first definition.

Personally, while I do look at my performance, I value the ratio of (reactions score / messages), but that is just me.
But I am too old to worry about being liked and too experienced to worry about being respected.

William Lancee said:

too old to worry about being liked and too experienced to worry about being respected

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You're too experienced but not too old.

carlos7000 said:

I would like to understand the criteria for obtaining this title better.

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An understanding that is applicable more often than you'd expect:

an ex is a has been, and a spurt is a drip under pressure